June 17, 1976

At least 6 persons die on June 16 in Johannesburg when a demonstration by 10,000 black students against govt regulation mandating use of Afrikaans language in twp schools as language of instruction turns into a riot; incident described; students complaint that regulation requires them to cope with a 3d language, in addition to English and mother-tongue, African, recalled; pol overtones of student strikes noted; illus

Article on Dem Jimmy Carter's $1-million Pres campaign debt notes that both Ford and Reagan were operating their campaigns in black after 1st 5 mos of '76 (M)

Bank of England blames yr-long decline of pound on leading oil-producing countries (M)

sr US officials rept that US has agreed to sell 12 F-5 jet fighter planes to Kenya in 1 of biggest single US arms deals in Africa; agreement is discussed by Rumsfeld and Kenyan Defense Min James S Gichuru; US officials estimate fighter bombers' cost at $70-to $75-million; US, in agreeing to sell planes to Kenya, is taking 1st conclusive step in key policy departure designed to counter growing USSR influence in Africa; Ugandan Pres Idi Amin, whose 20,000-man army is equipped with USSR mil supplies, says that he refuses to accept current border with Kenya (M)

Sen approves legis to transfer appliance-labeling authority to Commerce Dept from Fed Energy Adm (S)